Recruitment and consultancy freeze – exceptions approved – October 2012

1. During the month of October 2012, the following exceptions to the recruitment and consultancy freeze have been considered by the Chief Executive, in his capacity as Accounting Officer.

2. The details are shown below:

| Approval date | Ref: No. & directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/recruitment | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|----------| | 1 October 2012 | 231 RME | Grade G recruitment campaign | Recruitment | Approved | | 24 October 2012 | 233 EA | Extensions to web developer contract until 21 December 2012 | Recruitment | Approved |

3. The Director of Corporate Operations approved two applications for consultancy \<£20,000, (total value £30,000).